Disney Cruise Line is building a third new ship, the line announced Saturday, in addition to its previously announced order of two new ships. That will nearly double the line’s fleet from four vessels to seven.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is launching a luxury cruising yacht line scheduled to hit the water in the fourth quarter of 2019, the company announced Thursday. The new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will be based in Coconut Grove.

The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau set its international and domestic marketing priorities for the next two fiscal years with the blessing of the Manatee County Tourist Development Council.

Jungle Island, an 81-year-old Florida attraction, is in the process of a major reinvention from a passive animal park to a high-swinging, adrenaline pumping, part-water adventure park. The renovation, owners hope, will save the cash-strapped park and raise attendance.

Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national economic impact study, showed that the nonprofit arts and culture industry in Manatee County generated $47.4 million in Manatee County in 2015, up more than 50 percent since 2007.

Cruise lines and airlines stand to lose $3.5 billion and more than 10,000 jobs over the course of President Donald Trump’s four-year term if the administration fully rolls back all of the United States’ Cuba regulations, according to a report by nonprofit Engage Cuba.

Florida governor Rick Scott announces record tourist visits for early 2017 at Jungle Island in Miami on May 15, 2017.Gov. Rick Scott touted record tourism in Florida during the first quarter of 2017 as he considers vetoing a dramatic cut to the state’s tourism marketing arm, Visit Florida. The state legislature approved last week a cut to Visit Florida’s funding by 67 percent, from $78 million to $25 million. C

Gov. Rick Scott touted record tourism in Florida during the first quarter of 2017 as he considers vetoing a dramatic cut to the state’s tourism marketing arm, Visit Florida. The state legislature approved last week a cut to Visit Florida’s funding by 67 percent, from $78 million to $25 million.

Despite some U.S. airlines’ decisions to scale back service to Cuba or abandon their Cuba routes, Americans’ interest in visiting the island is still strong and there’s plenty of potential for growth, according to a new travel study.

Spirit airlines is ending its Havana flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in June. It joins American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines and Silver Airways in reducing service to Cuba.

Infinity Falls, inspired by South America’s rainforests, will feature a 40-foot plunge, which SeaWorld says will be the world’s tallest river rapid drop. On the twisting, four-minute ride on the jungle river, guests will experience the feel of whitewater rapids.

Fallout from spending millions to hire Pitbull and pay for sports sponsorships to promote Florida tourism cost Will Seccombe his job. The former head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Ken Lawson, was hired.